Venetian blind



Feb. 2, 1946.

c. J. DE LEGARD VENETIAN BLINDS Filed Feb. l7, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 BY j Feb. 12, 1946. J. DELEGARD 2,394,847

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Figure 8 is a section similar to Figure 3 indicating a previously employed construction. To retain the parts against accidental discon- In the embodiment of the invention selected for nection I provide a sleeve 64 vertically slidable illustration the shade assembly includes the relaon blade 56 and limited in its downward movetively fixed top rail III, which is fixed to the winment by twisting the free end of the hook 66 at dow frame by any conventional or suitable means the bottom of the blade a little to one side as (not shown). The tiltable top rail I2 is supclearly indicated at 68 in Figures 5 and 7. I have ported from the rail ID at the right end by the indicated a rail 32 with a concave notch 88 in its bracket I4 which includes a catch l6 for holding upper face, of such proportions that member 62 the pintle I8 in place on hook 20. At the left need not project above the level of the body of end I have indicated a housing 22 mounted on the rail. Accordingly, the bottom slat 34 will rail II), which housing includes means engaging rest on the rail without any accidental contact the plate 24 t pport it, and conventional mechwith the fastener '62 even if accidentally disanism (not shown) actuated by the cord 26 for placed in a longitudinal direction. tilting the plate and rail. Referring now to Figure 8, I have previously The conventional ladder p of which I have employed a construction in which the rail 32' Was indicated two sets at 28 and 30, are suitably at formed with the through apertu t 82 and a tached at their pp r en to th tilting rail l2 counter-sink at 84. In sucha construction the and at their lower ends to a similar bottom rail workman assembling these parts has t thread 32. The individual slats 34 are slotted at 36 to cord 38' through the hole 82 and tie a knot 8| accommodate the lifting cords 38 and 48 and in the end of the cord of a size that will enter when the lifting cord and bottom rail 32 do not counter-sink 84 and still carry the weight of the support them in closely stacked relationship they rail 32 and all the slats 34 without pulling are supported by cleat strips 42 extending be- 45 through hole 82. And after this is done, the tweenladder tapes closely adjacent to the slots 1adder strip 38' is fastened to the bottom of the 36 and staggered on the alternate sides so that rail 32' and covers counter-sink 84. As the load the ladder Strips W tend hang t a ght at on cord 38 is occasionally quite heavy and the all times. The lifting cords 38 and 40 pass over size of the counter-sink 84 cannot be very large, Suitable pulley guide means indicated at 44, such knotting calls for material skill in the part 46, and 48 in the top rail In and may constitute of the workman and even then the knot someequal reaches of a single cord having. a bight times comes untied under the load or is so mall at 50 accessible to the user for adjusting the that it works its way through hole 82. It will position of the bottom rail 32, which 'cord may be apparent that with a construction accordin he held in adjusted position by a conventional to the invention the ladder strips may be assem- And the removal and replacement of theladder V tapes is an additional nuisance.

With equipment according to the invention, either a service employee or a. user can disconnect the lifting cords and then lift the upper rail l2 out of its supports, leaving only the permanent rail l0 and cordsin place and detaching all the parts which most require cleaning still attached to each other so that they can readily be taken to a cleaning establishment, or to a repair shop for replacement f a damaged slat.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain the invention that others may readily adapt the same for use under various conditions of service.

I claim:

1. In a Venetian blind assembly of the type including a lifting rail and lifting cords having the lower ends connected to said lifting rail; quickdetachable connections between the lower ends of said cords and said rail; each connection including a bight carried by said rail; a hook carried by the lower end of the cord; and a sleeve telescoped over said hook; said sleeve having a downwardly opening notch at its lower end adapted to receive said bight, whereby accidental upward movement of said bight in said hook will cause said sleeve to ride up with said bight and still prevent said bight from becoming disengaged.

2. In a Venetian blind assembly of the type including a lifting rail and lifting cords having lower end adapted to be connected to said lifting rail; quick detachable connections between the lower ends of said cord and said rail; each connection including hook means assembled to the lower end of the lifting cord; bight means assembled to the center of said lifting rail and adapted to engage said hook meansyand retain ing means in the nature of a vertically slidable sleeve assembled on aid hook means to overlie said bight means when assembled and prevent accidental disengagement.

3. In a Venetian blind assembly of the type including a lifting rail and lifting cords having lower ends adapted to be connected to said lifting rail; quick detachable connections between the lower ends of said cord and said rail; each connection including bight means and hook means carried by said rail and cord; and gravity-held shield means when in lower position preventing disengagement of said hook and bight means.

4. In a Venetian blind assembly of the type including a lifting rail and lifting cords having lower ends adapted to be connected to said lifting rail; quick detachable connections between the lower ends of said cord and said rail; each connection including hook means assembled to the lower end of the lifting cord; bight means assembled to the center of said lifting rail and adapted to engage said hook means; retaining means in the nature of a vertically slidable sleeve assembled on said hook means to overlie said bight means when assembled and prevent accidental disengagement; and stop means carried by said hook means for preventing disassembly of said sleeve means when said detachable connection is disconnected.

CARL J. DELEGARD. 

